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Life & Chemistry

Mystery Crustacean: Unraveling the Larval Puzzle

No one has ever found an adult of these puzzling crustaceans, despite the plethora of these larvae in plankton, leading generations of marine zoologists to…

Health & Medicine

Global Menopause Summit Confirms HRT Is Safe for Women

The Zürich Summit was attended by global experts in menopause and related issues. It reviewed the evidence on the safety, risks and benefits of HRT in the…

Studies and Analyses

Control Strategy Cuts Cardiovascular Risk by 42%

Led by John B. Kostis, MD, the John G. Detwiler professor of cardiology, professor of medicine and chair, department of medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson…

Health & Medicine

Personalized Therapy for Asthma and COPD on the Horizon

“We've cracked the first part of the molecular code that links a viral infection to the later development of chronic inflammatory diseases like asthma and…

Health & Medicine

Knäuel am Implantat

Das Wettrennen zwischen den Zellen des Körpers und schädlichen Bakterien könnte Helmut Schubert vom Institut für Werkstoffwissenschaften und -technologien der…

Environmental Conservation

Blacks Mountain Research Team Reveals Groundbreaking Findings

The Blacks Mountain Interdisciplinary Research team includes U.S. Forest Service, Humboldt State University, Oregon State University, U.C. Riverside,…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Discovery Linked to Vertebral Defects in Patients

The discovery was published today on the Web site of the American Journal of Human Genetics. Working with samples from 31 patients at Boston Children’s…

Physics & Astronomy

LIDAR Imaging Detector Could Build ‘Super Road Maps’ of Planets and Moons

Technology that could someday “MapQuest” Mars and other bodies in the solar system is under development at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Rochester…

Business and Finance

Discover the Key to Successful Brand Extensions

In an increasingly borderless world in which brands can be as powerful as currency, stretching brands that already have strong equity has become an ever more…

Studies and Analyses

Electric Shocks Linked to Neurological Symptoms in Humans

Canadian researchers have shown that an electric shock ranging from 120 to 52,000 volts can cause neurologic and neuropsychological symptoms in humans. Following an electrical injury, some patients may show various emotional and behavioral aftereffects, such as memory loss and symptoms of depression. …

Corporate News

Leica Microsystems Unveils Compact High-End Microscope

For example, he usually needs a high magnification factor for the actual microsurgery. A moment later, he may need a wide field of vision to take an overall…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Enhancing Wheat Quality With Optimized Fertilizer Dosage

Wheat yields have increased over the decades, more concretely during the second half of the XX century when grain production per unit area doubled. This…

Life & Chemistry

New facility helps Queen’s lead the way in cancer research

The Northern Ireland Virtual Tissue Archive (NIVTA), funded by a £250,000 grant from the Health and Social Care Research and Development Office (HSC R&D…

Health & Medicine

Surgeon operates to rescue chimp with rare deformity

The three year-old chimp called Janet was rescued from the Cameroon pet trade last year and now lives in a chimpanzee reserve supported by the Cameroon…

Social Sciences

Engagement in culture events key to mental wellbeing

Experts held a number of workshops for Liverpool residents aimed at identifying the positive and negative effects of the projects. The research revealed that…

Materials Sciences

Self-repairing aircraft could revolutionise aviation safety

As well as the obvious safety benefits, this breakthrough could make it possible to design lighter aeroplanes in future (see below). This would lead to fuel…

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